It being June now, the exhibition African Cosmos: Stellar Arts is now open at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art. I’d love to go and see it myself, but unfortunately I’m slightly in the wrong country. Ho hum.

All the same, for various reasons I have rather a vested personal interest in African astronomy. I’m currently working with data acquired by SALT, and the recent news about the SKA being constructed in both Africa and Australia means that the future looks bright for African astronomers!

Anyway, for a wonderful blend of African art, culture, and astronomy, you should most definitely follow the Cosmos Diary blog and its associated twitter feed. Go, read, and be fascinated!

超新星コンデンセート

Supernova Condensate is a blog about our place in the Universe. Of astronomy, chemistry and life in the big bad bubble of academia.

Invader Xan is a molecular astrophysicist and part-time alien invader, who spends life looking at very small things on very large scales, and trying to better understand the chemistry of interstellar space.

DFTBA ♥

すべての我々は星で作られています。

Buy me a coffee?

Writing this blog is a labour of love, and one which I evidently need a little encouragement towards on occasion. If you like what I write, the best way to show your gratitude would be to fuel my caffeine addiction and buy me a coffee to say thank you. All coffee donations are gratefully accepted!

Cosmic Connections

Archives

Archives

Archives

Disclaimer
The opinions expressed in this blog are solely those of the author. These views are not necessarily shared by any colleagues, academic coauthors, research groups or institutions with whom the author is associated.

Shiny!

"When I am working on a problem I never think about beauty. I only think about how to solve the problem. But when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong."-- R Buckminster Fuller